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WHE'ELED TOY.

No. 463,783.l

Patented Nov. 24, 1891.

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Nrrnn STATES PATENT Brion.

CHARLES L. VIEDRIOH, OF BUFFALO, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO PRATT du LETOHVORTH, OF SAME PLACE.

WH EELED TOY.

SPECIFICATION. forming part of Letters Patent No. 468,783, dated November 24, y1891. Appnmianpiea April 2s, 1891. sean No. 390,142. oto modem To all whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, CHARLES L. WIEDRICH, a citizen of the United States, residing at Buffalo, in the county of Erie and State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Toys, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to the running-gear of t-oy locomotives, cars, or carts, which consist of cast-metal sections secured together by rivets or otherwise. In these toys as hitherto constructed the axles and the'wheelsl have been secured to the body of the toy by passing the axles through openings or bearings formed i-n the body and then riveting the previouslypainted wheels to the ends of the axles. The riveting being done after painting and ornamenting the body and wheels, the painted wheels were usually marred and the body was sometimes broken,incurring loss of time and material and requiring the marred parts to be repainted.

The object of my invention is to so construct the parts that the wheels may be painted and riveted to the axlesbefore the latter are attached to the body, and thereby overcome the above-mentioned objections.

In t-he accompanying drawings, Figure l is a side elevation of a toy locomotive provided with myimprovement, the rear drive-wheels being removed. Fig. 2 is a transverse section thereof in line 0c, Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a fragmentary bottom planviewof the runnin g-gear. Fig. 4 is a detached perspective view of the frame whereby the running-gearis attached to the body.

Like letters of reference refer to like parts in the several figures. l

In the drawings my improvement is shown as applied to a toy locomotive; butit is equally applicable to the running-gears of cars, carts, and similar wheeled toys.-

A represents the boiler or body of the toy locomotive, which consists, preferably, of two hollow cast sections secured together by rivets and each formed with a part of the sand-box, steam-dome, head-light, smoke-stack, and cab in a common manner.

B represents the truck upon which the front portion of the locomotive is supported.

C C represent longitudinal side walls or vertical plates arranged on opposite sides of the cab and the rear portion of the boiler and extending` below the latter. Each of these side walls is provided in its lower edge near-opposite ends with notches or half-bearings d, the notches of the two side walls being arranged directly opposite each other.

E represent-s the drive-wheels, and F the axles arranged transversely in the notches of the side walls C. The drive-wheels are riveted to the ends of the axles on the outer sidesof the side walls.

G represents a retaining-frame whereby the axles F are confined in the notches of the side Walls. This retaining-frame consists of vertical side plates or flanges g g, which are connected at their central portions bya horizontal plate g or at their ends by cross-bars g2. The side plates g are formed in their upper edges near opposite ends with notches or half-bearings h, which rest against the under sides of the axles F and form,in conjunction withthe notches of the side walls O, complete bearings for said axles. .The retaining-frame G fits between the side walls O and its notches are arranged to register with the notches of the side walls.

I represents a transverse screw bolt or pin whereby the retaining-frame G is held in position between the side walls C and which passes through openings formed in the side plates g and the side walls. The head of the screw-bolt is countersunk in the opening of the side wall to produce a smooth finish, and the opposite 'end of the screw engages with the screw-threaded opening in the adjacent side wall.

The two pairs of drive-wheels are connected bya rodj and the front drivewheels are provided with pitmen j', pi'voted at their rear ends to the wheels and sliding with their front ends in openings in the steam-cylinder Zt.

In assembling the parts the dri ve-wheels are first riveted upon the axles and the connecting-rods j and pitmen j are attached to the wheels, after which the latter may be painted. The axles, with the wheels, are then placed in the notches of the side walls O, the retainingframe G is placed between the sid'e walls with IOO its notches resting against the under sides of the axles, and the frame is then secured in place by the screw-bolt I.

By riveting the drive-wheels to the axles and painting the saine before attaching the axles to the body the danger of niarring or breaking parts of the toy is avoided and the loss of time and material incident to assembling the parts of these toys as heretofore constructed is obviated.

The retaining-frame, with its notches and bolt-holes, is readily and cheaply stamped from sheet metal; but it may be cast, if desired.

I claim as my invention- The combination, with the body of the toy CHARLES L. WIEDRIGII.

l Vitnesses:

JOHN W. MOODIE, HENRY J. TURNER. 

